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Had a great day today with Aunt Kathie and her family, they joined us at jellystone for swimming, jumping on the jumpy pillow and chatting. It was great to get to know you guys! And don't forget, make sure you "dip and pull" when putting on a swimsuit!!! Ended the day with some amazing smoked pork Shawn started at 11pm the night before. So glad we got the recipe, we will definitely be trying to duplicate ...

Spent 1/2 day at water park with no blaring music, VERY thankful!! Went to aunt Kathie's house for dinner, yummy yummy New York steak, baked potatoes, corn on the Cobb, and salad. Treated us like royalty, thank you aunt Kathie!!!!! Cousin Sierra made wonderful bracelets ...

... as the trees lose their foliage and reveal another world hidden behind. There were lots of hills today as I passed through the Catskill mountains. I did encounter a bit of freezing rain, but was through it in about 5 minutes, gratefully.

WalMart in Martinsburg, WV has a full grocery store so I had a huge salad and giant Anjou pear for supper. I have apples, bananas and another pear for tomorrow. Ah, fine dining on the road! ...

... as many bi-racial as mono-racial couples! I wonder, is this a new national phenomenon, or is this just in this area? A couple years ago, a black and white couple would've drawn a few stares--but now it definitely seems like the norm--like what I was used to seeing in Brazil. I've even seen something that was extremely rare a few years ago: a white guy with a black girl.

... his presidency a project of massive proportion was begun: to carve a canal right along side the river, with scores of locks to raise and lower the canal boats... and in many places cutting right into the side of the mountain.

The problem of running a canal along side a river? Well, there are thousands of streams running into the river! Solution? Build culverts and aqueducts so that the canal flows over those streams! And remember, this was all a hundred years ...